PLASTIC

POLLUTION
In THE OCEAN
Ivonne Tjituera
Changing Kiranjeet Gill
Habits Make The Ngoc Nguyen (Jade)
World Green
Objectives

● Marine Debris

● Impact before and after the existing interventions

● Existing Interventions

● Existing intervention successful vs unsuccessful

● Ongoing Hazard: Implementation

 A GARBAGE TRUCK'S-WORTH OF
Marine Debris PLASTIC ENDS UP
IN THE OCEAN EVERY MINUTE

● Dangerous to sea life

● Marine animals gets tangled in debris
● Marine animals mistaken it for food
● Hazardous to humans
● Debris and its toxins can harm humans
Fun Facts

Source: https://www.earthday.org/2018/04/18/fact-sheet-how-much-disposable-plastic-we-use/
The Impact
of plastic pollution

● ENVIRONMENT
○ Impacting more than 800 marine species

● ECONOMY
○ Economic costs estimated to be between $6-19
billion USD yearly
Source: European Parliamentary Research Service
The Impact (Con’t)
of plastic pollution

● HEALTH
○ Exposure of chemical through the
food chain
○ Toxins in plastics are directly linked
to cancers, birth defects, immune
system problems, and childhood
developmental issues
Source https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2018/our-plastic-problem-plastics-marine-life-
● CLIMATE: and-beyond/11841

○ CO2 Emission
Before Intervention

● Large-scale plastic production began in the early 1950s

● 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year
● Plastics have been found in every corner of the ocean, and in an ever growing variety
of living things, including those which end up on our plates.
● By 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean could outweigh the entire fish population.
 Intervention:
The largest clean-up in history

● A non-profit organization, is developing advanced

technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

● Developing a massive cleanup method

● Intercepting in rivers
After intervention

● Successfully captured and collected the plastic after seven years

● Aim to clean up 90% of ocean plastic pollution by the year 2040 (long
process)
● Estimated to be able to remove 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
every five years
● The problem is after clean-up the plastic: where the plastic gonna end up?
Successful or Unsuccessful

● Successful:
○ Reach their Goal
○ Take the Plastic and put it into the gyre

● Unsuccessful:
○ Chemicals are left into the water
 Others Existing Interventions

● Plastic recycling

● Bottle filling stations

● Paper/Rice straws

● Paper and material bags

Tracking & reducing single-used bottles: APP FORME
● For Me app: reward (Cash back/Free drink/...) for non-plastic users

● Target: People from the age of 18 to 49

● Investment: Government, Collaborate with big beverages or companies

● How it works?

○ Scan QR code

○ Reward (8 times refill)

Source:
● Promote: Web, online platform - social network,... https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percen
tage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
Ongoing Hazard: Implementation

● Canadians estimately: 35% of 16 billion

cups of disposable coffee cups a year

○ Single-used

○ Not recyclable

● FORME app help reducing single-used

paper cups. Source: https://earthbuddies.net/starbucks-and-mcdonalds-develop-

sustainable-cup/
SAY NO to Plastic Water Bottles

● It’s time to make the change

● Start with a small change

● Bring your own reusable water bottle with you

● Fill up at water fountains or with tap water and stay hydrated

in a ZERO waste way

● Better for your health, environment and for others

● Save Money - More Benefits (for you and environment)

Conclusion

● Make small step to reduce plastic pollution

● Help environment recover & stop polluting

● Improve living quality (within economy, health,

environment, climate,...)

CHANGE HABITS - MAKE THE WORLD GREEN

 Thank you
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